David Quessenberry started his college football career as a walkon at San Jose State.

On Saturday, he finished as a sixth round NFL draft pick.

The Houston Texans drafted Quessenberry, a La Costa Canyon graduate, with the 176th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

It’s quite the meteoric leap for a guy who only ended up at San Jose State after one of the Spartans coaches asked him to walk on while he was on a visit scouting one of Quessenberry’s high school teammates.

Now, Quessenberry will get his shot at pro football.

“(He’s) not a highly rated kid. Doesn’t have the measurables to tell you he’s a starting tackle or guard. But at the Senior Bowl, he showed you that he understands angles.” said NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock. “He blocked everybody there and has positional versatility.”

Quessenberry was one of four San Diego County natives whose NFL dreams crystallized on Saturday.

Schwenke to the Titans

Less than an hour into day three of the draft, Cal offensive lineman Brian Schwenke – an Oceanside product – was selected by the Titans with the 107th overall pick in the fourth round.

“He’s the quickest center I’ve seen snap, pull and anchor,” Mayock said of Schwenke. “I questioned whether he could anchor, but he answered that for me at the Senior Bowl.”

Toilolo to the Falcons

Not long after, Helix alum Levine Toilolo became the fourth person in his family to make it to the NFL.

The Atlanta Falcons drafted the Stanford tight end at the end of the fourth round, with the 133rd overall pick.

Toilolo has three uncles who played in the NFL and two cousins who played college football, including former San Diego State defensive lineman Jacob Tauanuu.

Stills to the Saints

La Costa Canyon and Oklahoma alum Kenny Stills turned heads at the NFL Combine in February when he clocked a 4.38 40-yard dash time that put him in the top four among all the wide receivers.

The Saints clearly liked what they saw because they selected Stills in the fifth round, with the 144th overall pick.

“He’s an interesting kid because he can run,” Mayock said. “I’d like to see him be more physical. I think he has good hands.

“When you get to New Orleans with a guy like Drew Brees, he’ll find a way to get the football to him.”